tease – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of tease

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tease
Participle: teased
Gerund: teasing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Itease
thoutease(e)st
he;she;itteaseth; teases
wetease
yetease
theytease

Preterit (Past)

Iteased
thouteased(e)st
he;she;itteased
weteased
yeteased
theyteased

Subjunctive

Present

Itease
thoutease
he;she;ittease
wetease
yetease
theytease

Preterit (Past)

Iteased
thouteased(e)st
he;she;itteased
weteased
yeteased
theyteased

Imperative

thoutease
yetease

Notes:

  • Compound forms (perfect, pluperfect) are formed either with 'have' or 'be'.
  • Future is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'will'.
  • Conditional is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'would'.
  • Continuous forms are formed with auxiliary 'be' and gerund. Sometimes the gerund is preceded by 'a-'
  • Plural forms in present lost the '-en' ending, and was used only as a stylistic affectation to indicate rural or old-fashioned speech.